nobu.nokada / softhome.net wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> At Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:49:53 +0900,
> Hal E. Fulton <hal9000 / hypermetrics.com> wrote:
> 
>>I don't think it's a major architectural problem;
>>more that Matz has not seen a significant need
>>for multiline comments. It has been discussed 
>>some.
>>
>>The only time I miss them is when I (rarely)
>>want to put a comment in the middle of a line.
> 
> 
> The first reason is the notation.  At least, (* *) and /* */
> conflicted or didn't match with Ruby's syntax.  Do you have any
> idea?
> 

I would prefer a '#' instead of '*' to emphasize its reliation to the 
existing comment statement. Either of the candidates below feel quite 
natural to me:

(#
This is a
multiline comment
#)

{#
This is a
multiline comment
#}

[#
This is a
multiline comment
#]

/#
This is a
multiline comment
#/